The Lumix GH5 is the new flagship camera of Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds lineup and the much-anticipated follow-up to the GH4 from 2014. The Panasonic GH5 features a new 20MP sensor that doesn't use a low-pass filter; it also has a new image processor, dubbed "Venus Engine."

Panasonic's Lumix GH5 is a very thorough and exciting upgrade from the wildly popular GH4 micro 4/3rds camera. A prosumer-grade video rig in disguise as a stills shooter, it takes some of the most stunning and detailed video footage we've ever worked with, and packs in a dizzying array of features.

The Panasonic GH5 is a wonderful successor to an already great hybrid still & video camera. Sporting a new 20MP sensor, faster processor, a very deep buffer, dual UHS-II SD slots, 4K video up to 60p, 10-bit internal video recording, 6K Photo mode and much more, the Panasonic GH5 is well-deserving of...

20MP sensor; Better per-pixel sharpness; Very good, slightly improved dynamic range and high ISOs; Stellar 4K video up to 60p with no crop; 6K Photo; Dual UHS-II SD slots; Good battery life for its class, New 20-megapixel sensor offers noticeably higher resolution than predecessor, Better per-pixel...

Buffer is deep, but slow to clear; Expensive; Menus still confusing; No optical low-pass filter means greater risk of moire; No built-in flash, Stills susceptible to moiré and other aliasing artifacts due to lack of OLPF, No high-res composite mode, Buffer clearing could be faster, No built-in...

Quality of build is impeccable. A very worthwhile upgrade was the insertion of image stabilisation. The upgraded resolution on the EVF is really quite spectacular with very few other models on the market that can equal this. 6K video with capability to extract 18M stills is an excellent innovation.

Our review of the Panasonic Lumix GH5 is one of the longest we've ever had to work on. The camera packs so many features for stills and video that it required more in depth testing than usual and more importantly, lots of real-world experience to really understand its full potential.

Great for making movies

Terrible autofocus and focus tracking, makes the camera worse than a basic Canon; Don't buy this if you want a photography camera, you will be disappointed

For the past couple of years my own personal and work camera has been a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 mirrorless camera. Easy to use, but with a great deal of power; my experience with it is necessarily going to partly inform this review of its successor at the top of the Panasonic digital camera heap:...

First class video and photo performance; fast and accurate focus; twin cards; excellent glass on tested model; highly flexible view screen

Quite the price increase since the DMC-GH4; still got the "Display" button in an place where it gets tripped accidentally

Panasonic has launched its latest flagship model- LUMIX GH5 which is capable of recording smooth, high precision 4k 60p/50p video and 4:2:2 10-bit 4K 30p/25p internal video for the first time in the world.

Panasonic's GH series of compact system cameras (CSCs) have been the hugely popular with amateur and independent filmmakers ever since the GH1 burst onto the scene in 2009. The GH4 made the leap to 4K in 2014, and with its outstanding picture quality, sublime ergonomics and a bumper set of features...

Outstanding video quality; Pro-level video features; Superb ergonomics for photos and video

New features will be beyond some users' needs; Photo noise levels slightly higher than from direct competitors; More expensive than the GH4

This review follows on from our detailed 'First Look' article that was published in March 2017. We have now been allowed a longer time with a production-quality GH5 plus the Leica-branded DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. (H-ES12060E) lens , which is reviewed separately.